Service difficulty report · Keelbeam · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
September 9, 2015
Submitted
September 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
748
Aircraft time
58,521 hours, 23,653 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Keelbeam
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTION OF LT & RT MLG DOOR, FWD ATTACH HINGE FITTING, LT & RT DOOR ACTUATOR FITTINGS, LT & RT KEEL BEAM BUTTERFLY DOUBLERS,& HORIZONTAL KEEL BEAM STRAP AT RIB W10 WAS PERFORMED. MULTIPLE HOLES WERE FOUND OUT OF ROUND & BEYOND REF REQUIREMENTS. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW REO-18795 REV IR & ECRA 5330-05105. THE REPAIRED FASTENER HOLES ON THE KEEL BEAM, MLG DOOR ACT HINGE FITTING & SUPPORT STRUCTURE HAS BEEN APPROVED AS INTERIM FOR 6 MONTHS IAW RDAS 80026891-003-2015. NEW RADS MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO SEPT 19 2015, IF NOT RECEIVED BY THAT TIME THE ACFT WILL BE NO LONGER AIRWORTHY.

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